Nintendo DS Game of the Month: June 2008

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By IGN Staff

As much as we'd like it, we know that everyone on the planet can't show up on IGN's Nintendo DS channel on a daily basis. So for those people that can't get here regularly, we certainly sympathize when you're suddenly assaulted on all sides by a massive flood of games during the interim between the last time you showed up here. It makes it difficult to tell just what's the cream of the crop, especially when you're trying to budget for those one or two titles every month. Nintendo DS games aren't expensive ... and too many games can just take up way too much room in one's pocket.

We're here to help. At the end of every month, we'll offer our choice for the Game of the Month for the Nintendo DS system. Sure, you can certainly look through our review scores and read up on all the great games released on the system, but like many readers, maybe you're curious which one we'd choose over the other ... even if one received a higher score. We've received hundreds upon hundreds of emails asking questions like, "If you only had the money for one game, which one would it be?" This is our way of answering this question.

After we've finished evaluating every game to come down the pipeline, we put our heads together and decide on a single "best of" winner that's worthy of the title "IGN Game of the Month." Pretty simple, don't you think?

Now that we have the guidelines out of the way, let's move on and congratulate this month's winner...

Why we picked it: While Guitar Hero: On Tour is certainly not a replacement for the full console experience, we're still very impressed with how well Vicarious Visions managed to capture the feel of the game and make it portable. It's an ambitious title that delivered far more than we expected when it was first announced. It's a love it or hate it title it seems, and we love it. This is the ultimate example for how to go above and beyond a cheap cop out when a franchise goes portable.

Runner-up:Final Fantasy Tactics A2Publisher: Square EnixDeveloper: Square EnixWhy we picked it: This series is still delivering some of the most satisfying strategy gameplay around. It's not groundbreaking, which is why we went with Guitar Hero for GOTM, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.